By Karen Keeler Rogers Provenge® (sipuleucel-T) is an innovative, autologous immunotherapy vaccine developed by Dendreon Corporation. It was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration just two years ago and, more recently, by Medicare,...
ReadWEDNESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Critical clues to understanding who is at the greatest risk for particular types of cancer may be found in "spelling mistakes" contained in a person's DNA. In a step...
ReadTUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Eating tofu and other soy foods may help women who develop lung cancer increase their odds of living longer. A study of women from Shanghai, China, published in the...
ReadCancer / Oncology 21 Mar 2013 - 2:00 PDT Scientists have identified a brand new genetic mechanism that raises the risk of cancer via a domino effect on DNA - with one gene fault triggering...
ReadBy Sydney Lupkin Mar 18, 2013 4:34pm It turns out that following the American Heart Association’s seven steps for heart health – dubbed Life’s Simple 7 – can also ward off cancer, according to a...
ReadFRIDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Working at night might do more than throw your schedule out of whack, researchers warn. Women who cover the night shift may be at increased risk for ovarian cancer,...
ReadReuters | Posted: 03/14/2013 3:59 pm EDT By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, March 14 (Reuters) - Women who have ever had breast cancer might want to walk away from the brie, the butter and the...
ReadBy Denise Grady March 13, 2013 Radiation treatment for breast cancer can increase a woman’s risk of heart disease, doctors have long known. But the size of the added risk has not been clear. In...
ReadTUESDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Significant regional variations in Medicare spending for U.S. patients with advanced cancer are not linked to differences in survival, according to new research. For the study, which was published...
ReadMONDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly two-thirds of ovarian cancer patients don't receive recommended treatment that could extend their lives, U.S. researchers have found. For patients who didn't get care that follows the National...
ReadMarch 12, 2013 By Linda Carroll Women who take a regular dose of aspirin may get a side benefit – a reduction in their risk of melanoma, a new study suggests.And the more years women...
ReadMarch 7, 2013, Reuters By Sharon Begley and Robin Respaut When the local doctor who had been treating Vicky Hilborn told her that her rare cancer had spread throughout her body, including her brain, she...
ReadMarch 4, 2013 by Catharine Paddock PhD Medical News Today Delivering oestrogen through skin patches may offer a safer and easier way to treat prostate cancer than current hormone therapies, says new research from the...
ReadTHURSDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients' sense of well-being during treatment can improve if they're provided with help to deal with stress, fatigue and other quality-of-life issues, a small new study suggests. Researchers...
Readby Richard Knox, NPR February 27, 2013 3:35 AM Researchers say more young American women are being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. It's a newly recognized trend. The numbers are small, but it's been going...
ReadBy Bill Berkrot and Ransdell Pierson | Reuters – 7 hrs ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Weitz was out of options. The Californian had endured chemotherapy, radiation and surgery but his lung cancer still...
ReadTHURSDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The latest U.S. cancer statistics find that 1.5 million new cases of invasive cancer were diagnosed among Americans in 2009, with more men than women developing malignancies and blacks...
ReadTHURSDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People who spend hours each day without getting up and moving around should take heed: A new study suggests that the more people sit each day, the greater their...
ReadFeb 14, 2013 | 4:00 PM ET | Cari Nierenberg, MyHealthNews Alcohol use accounted for roughly 3.5 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States in 2009, a new study finds. This amounts to...
ReadTUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to prevent breast cancer need to focus more aggressively and coherently on environmental factors. That's the conclusion of a new report released Tuesday by a committee tasked in...
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